Street Course 7

This is a path that has been existing from the times when Dobong district was part of Yangju. It is the road where Gyeongwon roads
was to the old Won mountain, and many of the messengers to Hamheung had taken this path before knowing that they wouldn't be
able to come back. It is the trail where people can walk imagining the history of Dobong.

Course 7: Street of Dobong's people in the modern history

Changdong station→
traces of Changdong station→
Changdong elementary school→
Site of Hong Myeong-hee's old house→
Site of Song Jin-woo's old house→
Site of Kim Byeong-ro's old house→
Site of Jung In-bo's old house→
Site of Moon Ye-bong's old house→
Site of Ham Seok-heon's old house→
Site of Jun Tae-il's old house→
Site of Gye Hun-je's old house→
Site of poet Kim Su-young's old house→
Dobong station

Map of history and culture road

Explanation of roads of famous personnel

Hong garnered attention from the literary world with novel “Lim Gguk Jeong,” the most popular novel of the Japanese
Colonial Period. Hong lived in Chang-dong 244-1 (Or currently Dobong-ro 136 Na gil 40).

Goha Song Jin-wu(宋鎭禹, 1889 ~ 1945)

Old address : Gyeonggi-do Yangju-gun Nohae-myeon Changdong-li 281-1

News address : Dobong-gu Chang-dong 291-1 Sampung Kindergarten

Song was an enlightenment activist, journalist, and politician. After Korea was liberated, Song focused on
establishing a democratic government, and lived in Chang 5-dong 281-1 (Currently Haedeung-ro 16 gil 52-36).

Gain Kim Byeong-ro (金炳魯, 1887~1964)

Old address : : Gyeonggi-do Yangju-gun Nohae-myeon Changdong-li 731

News address : Dobong-gu Ssangmun-dong 731-43 Changhee Village

Kim was a lawyer, politician, and patriot, who focused on practicing justice, freedom, and democracy. Kim served
as the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, and lived in Chang-dong 731 (Currently Dobong-ro 134 gil 14).

Widang Jeong In-bo (鄭寅普, 1893 ~ 1950)

Old address : : Gyeonggi-do Yangju-gun Nohae-myeon Changdong-li 733-4

News address : Dobong-gu Ssangmun-dong 587

Jeong is a scholar who studies Korean literature and history. He lived in Chang-dong 733, and the location has
been divided into two different addresses including Ssangmun 2-dong 580 and 579. After Korea was liberated,
Jeong participated in establishing a new government and took office as the first head of inspector to set an exemplary model for others.

Actor Moon Ye-bong (文藝峰, 1917~1982)

Old address : : Gyeonggi-do Yangju-gun Nohae-myeon Ssangmun-li 40-12

News address : Dobong-gu Ssangmun-dong 40-4,12,15

Moon became a star after appearing in a silent film named “A Ferry Boat that Has No Owner” as a daughter of
a boatman, along with Na Un-gyu. It is speculated that Moon had lived in Ssangmun-dong 40-12 around 1937.

Ham Seok-heon (咸錫憲, 1901-1989)

Old address : Dobong-gu Ssangmun-dong 81-78

News address : Dobong-gu Ssangmun-dong 81-78

Ham published “Sound of Seed” in April in 1970, started developing civil movement to focus on democratization
movement. He lived in Ssangmun-dong 81-78 (Currently Dobong-ro 123 gil 33-6) until February of 1989..